Home and Family Information

Fair Camping
(Posted on 4/28/2008)
Applications Due June 1

Answer Line

Answer Line
(Posted on 1/10/2008)
Families Extension Answer Line provides information and resources for Iowa consumers with home and family questions.

Events


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Staff

Ruth Freeman-Field Specialist, Resource Management
Phone: (515)386-2138
Fax: (515)366-3884
Email: rofreema@iastate.edu

Sharon Mays-Family Life Field Specialist
Phone: (515)261-4217
Fax: (515)263-2704
Email: smays@iastate.edu

News From Iowa State University Extension

Care for Yourself/WISEWOMAN Helps Reduce Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
(Posted on 4/30/2008)
Care for Yourself/WISEWOMANThe community-based intervention program empowers low-income, primarily rural women to make lifestyle changes to reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease.
Have Trailer, Will Demonstrate Universal Design
(Posted on 4/30/2008)
trailer with portable display showing universal designGive ISU Extension specialist Mary Yearns a trailer and she’ll figure out a way to demonstrate how universal design makes a home more useful and accessible.
Iowans Worry Their Paychecks Won’t Cover Basic Costs in 2008
(Posted on 4/23/2008)
A new survey shows nearly one-third of Iowans worry family income won't meet expenses. Horizons communities are a step ahead. They have ISU Extension-trained leaders working on poverty and economic decline.
ISU Extension Book Receives Arbor Day Foundation Award
(Posted on 4/21/2008)
The Forest Where Ashley Lives“The Forest Where Ashley Lives,” a children’s book published by Iowa State University Extension, has received an Education Award from this nonprofit education and conservation organization.

Resources from ISU Extension

  • 1445 Lake Drive
    Knoxville, IA 50138
  • Knoxville, IA 50138
  • (641) 842-2014
  • dmill@iastate.edu